Jeri (Jalebi)

Crispy sweet spirals soaked in sugar syrup

• Batter:
• - 1 cup all-purpose flour
• - 2 tablespoons besan (gram flour)
• - 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• - 1 cup warm water
• - 1/2 cup yogurt
• - Pinch of saffron
• - Oil for deep frying
• Sugar Syrup:
• - 2 cups sugar
• - 1 cup water
• - 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
• - Few drops of lemon juice

1. 1

   Mix flour, besan and baking soda. Add yogurt and warm water to make a smooth batter. It should be pourable but not too thin.
2. 2

   Cover and ferment in a warm place for 2-3 hours. Batter should be slightly bubbly.
3. 3

   Make sugar syrup by boiling sugar with water until one-string consistency. Add cardamom and lemon juice. Keep warm.
4. 4

   Heat oil for deep frying to medium-high.
5. 5

   Pour batter into a squeeze bottle or piping bag.
6. 6

   Squeeze batter into hot oil in circular/spiral shapes.
7. 7

   Fry until golden and crispy on both sides.
8. 8

   Immediately dip hot jeri into warm sugar syrup for 30 seconds.
9. 9

   Serve warm for best taste.